Tomasz Machałowski, Piotr Gutowski, Edyta Zagrodnik, Aleksandra Godlewska, Katarzyna Śmieja, Oliwia Kawałek, Anna Grzymała-Figura, Sylwester Michał Ciećwież, Katarzyna Gross-Kępińska, Małgorzata Szczuko, Maciej Ziętek
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Background: Liposarcoma (LPS) is a rare malignant tumor, but it is also one of the most common adult soft-tissue sarcomas. Myxoid liposarcoma (MLPS) accounts for 30% of all LPS cases. Diagnosis during pregnancy and the puerperium is very rarely reported, and only a few cases have been reported in the thigh.
Case presentation: We report the case of a 36-year-old female patient on the 11th day of the puerperium after a cesarean section. The patient presented to the gynecology ward owing to the sudden appearance of a tumor in the medial part of her right thigh. The lesion was non-painful, mobile, soft, approximately 20 cm in diameter, and protruded above the level of the rest of the thigh surface. A suspicion of hematoma was raised. The final diagnosis was high-grade MLPS.
Conclusions: An MLPS diagnosis is uncommon in female patients and even rarer during pregnancy. This case represents a novel occurrence, as the first instance in which symptoms manifested during the puerperium. Proper treatment and early detection could improve disease outcomes.